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Smart Structures solutions improve the quality of bridge pilings and deep foundations and can dramatically alter the cost and time dynamics of traditional test pile programs by enabling real time testing of all foundation elements. With the SmartPile® system, it is now possible to improve quality control during construction and reduce the required raw materials and time required for pile installation. This not only benefits the Bridge designer, but the building contractor who can eliminate the cost and delays of a Test Pile program almost entirely.

The use of the SmartPile® system translates into increased profitability for construction firms by reducing the overbuild (Resistance or phi) factors based on publised AASHTO LRFD guidelines, while also reducing the potential for disasters from previously undetectable structural problems, and finally the ability to easily and inexpensively monitor the structure post-construction (using the Smart Structures Monitoring Portal).